New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-29
DISCUSSING O'BRIENS BOLT.

HOPING IT MAY BE SETTLED WITHOUT OUTslDl
ArD-Ir WILL INCREASE THE VOTE ANY WAY.
Tho Republican Local Campaign Committee has taker
no steps as yet heal the trouble in the With senate
District Tfths Republicans pull together there Re
publican Senator be elected II is deemed best to
wait and whether the district leaders cannot settle
their differences without the Campaign Committee
Interfering should however. John j. OHrien insist on
running an Independent candidate the committee VIII
take steps bring about agreement John j. Brien
Yesterday talked definitely about his fight for kraus III
the convention Thursday evening. He said TO re-
porter:
"This !. ease in which the majority has made the
bolt The With Assembly District entitled to tile
choice OF cand1te for Senator and the fact was con-
eeled by representatives OF the other DISTRICTS
but when we to name our candidate they
insisted on making a choice for us. We named Mr.
KraIs as had right to do. according to agreement
and he regular nominee for Senator in the dis
trct The majority of the delegates chose to bolt his
nomination and To put up one else. Now 1t re-
mains t. be seen II Mr.. will not get more votes
than the other candidate We shall run Mr kraus Tor
Senator in the With District and he Will get votes in
other Assembly Districts
"W not your action place you in position to revolt
against the regular Republican organization =
'Thc regular Republicans in my district are with me
In this ma err"
"Nevertheic,s. do you not the risk OF being ex
PEELED from the County Committee
hope no one will lie awake nights, worrying about
my being turned out 1t might be necessary to put ont
too many Republicans along with me-"
Ehu Root, Police Commissions French and McCave,
Bernard BigIin and George W. Lyon talked with Mr.
OBrieD In Mr. FIenelts at Police Headquarters
YESTERDAY and Mr. OBrien dete ndc his course Warmly
Mr. French said after ths conference: Mr. o Breu
thinks Sighting chance 10 elect MS candidate io
Senator Probably the fight will add several thousand
votes the ami County Republican ticket as both
sides in the district will try TO get out AL inc
votes IL Is local fight. aud both sides will support the
state and county ticket For that reason no attempt
may be made to discipline Mr. OBrsn in the County
Committee
Mr. Root said: al the conflict occurred in the
district likely result In the loss OF RepuDli
Senator from this city Personally cannot speak
OF the fight, because am not Informed as
the ogreement about the nomination for senator
Probably conflict will tend 10 Increase rather than
diminish the FOR the Republican state aud county
ticEet."
Mr. Bislin said his sympathy was with Mr.
OBricn in tie contest lie ult
think that attempt would he
made discipline Mr. OBrien Messrs MeClave AMI
Lyon said they not acquainted with the merits or
the contest.
Friepds OF Mr. OBren in the With District said that
although Frederick T. Doerr got Of the 50 votes IN the
Senate District Convention the mtority of the RepuD
who represented there wanted the nomination
OF Mr. Kraus aud would vote for him. Mr. O'Brien had
not sccOme hotter they said, hut had stood mp for the
right of the Win Assembly District under tho agree